Setting the gene expression base-line for breast cancer research
...mation. These markers might also indicate possible avenues of therapy. Importantly, according to Dr. Neville, the generation of this more accurate dataset may also have a major impact on patient care. "In order to discriminate between different types of breast cancers in the pathology lab, the surgeon often...Gene mutation found for a form of juvenile-onset motor neuron disease
...trics, said that finding the mutated gene opens up avenues of investigation for motor neuron diseases in general. Learning more about the biological repercussions of the mutation may lead to insights on how motor neurons are damaged in other forms of ALS. "After scientists figure out what protein the normal ...Green Foundation, Trust gives $12.8 million for UT Southwestern comprehensive research center
...of UT Southwestern, said the gift will provide new avenues for research and collaboration among scientists, enabling researchers to build on the remarkable scientific developments made during the 20th century. "The generosity of Cecil and Ida Green over many decades has made extraordinary progress possible a...New X-ray sources speed protein crystallography
...veloping semiconductor X-ray detectors to open new avenues of scientific exploration. One such new technology, which promises to remove many of the present limitations of existing storage ring X-ray sources, is based on the use of a superconducting linear accelerator (or linac) to continuously accelerate and...Findings of novel nanoproperties in selenium produced by bacteria open new area of exploration
...s in unique collaborations that are opening up new avenues in research and discovery," said Rensselaer Provost Bud Peterson. Other collaborators include researchers from University of Guelph in Canada, the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Virginia, and New Mexico State University....Rutgers scientists discover protein in brain affects learning and memory
...ain is particularly exciting since it opens up new avenues for the treatment of serious neurological disorders," said principal investigator Bonnie Firestein, assistant professor of cell biology and neuroscience at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. "This paves the way to designing new drugs that ...Researchers look to stem cell therapy and bone marrow transplants to find a cure for diabetes
...rapy and bone marrow transplantation are important avenues of exploration," said Janis Abkowitz, M.D., Head of the Hematology Section, University of Washington Medical Center and Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle. "Although we have a long way to go, this field shows promise." De...Scientists solve puzzle of how kinesin motor molecules walk or limp across cells
...into how motor proteins function, and may open new avenues of investigation for the treatment of cancer and various neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Huntington's. The study, published in the Dec. 4 online edition of the journal Science, was co-authored by Steven M. Block, a professor of...Brain's 'master molecule' produces same behavior in mice from three different psychostimulant drugs
...ot cause of schizophrenia, but it does provide new avenues in which to treat the disease, says Greengard, Vincent Astor Professor at Rockefeller and the study's principal investigator. By experimentally blocking the function of one of the 205 amino acids that make up DARPP-32, the research team was able to a...Liberia announces protection of 155,000-acres of forest
...rest Reassessment. "These new protected areas open avenues for economic expansion through the ecological, social and recreational value of biological diversity," said Harry A. Greaves, Jr., Economic Advisor to Mr. Bryant. Scientists estimate that 600,000 western chimpanzees once lived throughout western Afr...University of Minnesota receives NSF grant to sequence legume genome
...crops through traditional breeding, as well as new avenues for applying biotechnology," said Young. "We want plants to fix nitrogen and produce useful compounds as efficiently as possible." He noted that the genes governing the interactions between legumes and beneficial bacteria also control interactions wi...Dartmouth study advances prion disease research
...ofessor of biochemistry and of medicine, opens new avenues of exploration for diagnosis and treatment of a perplexing group of neurodegenerative disorders called prion diseases. Prions lack RNA or DNA, the nucleic acids that contain genetic information to replicate. No one knows what spurs conversion of a no...NIH announces strategy to accelerate medical research progress
...rage investigators to take on creative, unexplored avenues of research that carry a relatively high potential for failure, but also possess a greater chance for truly groundbreaking discoveries. In addition, novel partnerships, such as those between the public and private sectors, will be encouraged to accel...Study offers genetic clues to causes of mysterious skin disease
...ty to diagnose the disease and may reveal possible avenues for treating it. A surprising result of the study, said Botstein, was that gene activity in patches of skin affected by the disease was indistinguishable from that of unaffected patches. The implication is that the disease is systemic (present throug...JCI Table of Contents, September 15, 2003
...ice. Dissection of these regulatory networks opens avenues for identifying genes involved in the susceptibility to renal disease. TITLE: JunD protects against chronic kidney disease by regulating paracrine mitogens AUTHOR CONTACT: Fabiola Terzi INSERM U426, Paris, France. Phone: 33-1-44-85-62-70 Fax: 33-1-42...UC Santa Barbara discovers cell survival gene may lead to treatments for degenerative diseases
...his discovery indicates that there are alternative avenues for theprogrammed death of cells in some circumstances. It is possible that suchalternative routes are also used when cells inappropriately die indegenerative diseases. The researchers discovered that the protein coded by the ICD-1 gene normallyhang...Discovery may help in war against fire ants
...re ants and other insects. It has also led to more avenues for research. While serving as a Research Fellow at Oxford a couple of years ago, Dr. Spencer Johnston, entomologist with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, was observing work by Dr. Jeyaraney Kathirithamby, who is a researcher with Oxford's...Creation of new neurons critical to antidepressant action in mice
...ating hippocampal neurogenesis could provide novel avenues for the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders," suggest the researchers. Also participating in the study were: Luca Santarelli, Michael Saxe, Cornelius Gross, Stephanie Dulawa, Noelia Weisstaub, James Lee, Columbia University; Alexandre Surg...Can female adult obesity be stopped at birth?
...metabolism extremely important, thereby presenting avenues for intervention before the adult onset of altered eating behavior and phenotype. The researchers also conclude that postnatal exogenous administration of NPY causes central and peripheral changes. The central effect consists of a direct suppression......concepts and strategies have repeatedly opened new avenues for genetic research," the official citation reads. His work will continue at the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University of which he has just been appointed the director. "We're talking about using computers and mathe...